While we have no doubt that Ovechkin's intentions are pure, we can't help but imagine the possibility of a skater two decades from now with Ovechkin's scoring ability and physicality, and Igor Larionov's playmaking skills who can hit every note in Ave Maria.

hey, Larionov is not a "former" hockey legend... He's still a hockey legend and will always be a hockey legend. He is a former player, but not a former legend. There is a difference. He didn't fall from grace in the World of hockey.

You're absolutely right. That's what happens when I don't carefully proof (it had read "former Red Wing..." then I changed it to "hockey legend"... probably should just scrap it all for "Hall of Famer," eh?).